adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
quacking; cackling; gaggling; croaking; squawking
Mimics the loud, harsh cries of birds such as ducks, geese, crows, or frogs. Often used with と鳴く.
The ducks in the pond are quacking loudly.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Describes loud, grating human sounds: snoring, complaining, arguing, or crying. Often used with verbs like いびきをかく, 文句を言う, 泣く.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Describes a harsh, distorted sound from a speaker, radio, or electronic device. Also used for crackling noises like frying or static.
I could hear loud snoring from the next room.
He kept complaining loudly.
The speaker is making a buzzing noise.
Common katakana spelling for onomatopoeic use.
Hiragana spelling with あ; less common.
Alternate katakana spelling with ア instead of long vowel mark.
Hiragana variant; less common than katakana for mimetic words.
Onomatopoeic word mimicking harsh, grating sounds. The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a typical reduplicative mimetic formation.